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ANNUAL REPORT 2006

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Member Organisations of the European Forest Institute december �006

Austria • AustrianFederalResearchandTrainingCentrefor

Forests,NaturalHazardsandLandscape• UniversityofNaturalResourcesandAppliedLife

Sciences,DepartmentofForest-andSoilSciences

Belarus• ByelorussianStateTechnologicalUniversity

Belgium • GemblouxAgriculturalUniversity,UnitofForest

ManagementandForestEconomics• LaboratoryforForest,NatureandLandscapeResearch,

K.U.Leuven• ResearchInstituteforNatureandForest

Bosnia and Herzegovina• FacultyofForestry,UniversityofBanjaLuka

Bulgaria• BulgarianAcademyofSciences,ForestResearchInstitute• UniversityofForestry,Sofia

Canada • CanadianForestService*

Croatia • ForestResearchInstitute,Jastrebarsko• UniversityofZagreb,FacultyofForestry

Czech Republic • CzechUniversityofAgriculture,FacultyofForestryand

Environment• ForestManagementInstitute• ForestryandGameManagementResearchInstitute• ForestsoftheCzechRepublic• InstituteofForestEcosystemResearchLtd.• MendelUniversityofAgricultureandForestry,Faculty

ofForestryandWoodTechnology

Denmark • DanishCentreforForest,LandscapeandPlanning,KVL

Estonia • EstonianUniversityofLifeSciences

Finland• FinnishEnvironmentInstitute(SYKE)• FinnishForestResearchInstitute• ForestryDevelopmentCentreTapio• Metsähallitus• MetsäliittoCooperative• MetsämiestenSäätiöFoundation• MetsätehoOy–R&Doperationsinforestry• NorthKareliaUniversityofAppliedSciences• SavcorInduforOy• StoraEnsoWoodSupply• UniversityofHelsinki,FacultyofAgricultureandForestry• UniversityofJoensuu

France • AFOCEL• Cemagref• ECOFOR• EuropeanInstituteforCultivatedForests• FrenchInstituteofForestry,Agriculturaland

EnvironmentalEngineering(ENGREF)• INRA,DeptofForestsandForestryProducts• InstituteforForestryDevelopment(IDF)• OfficeNationaldesForêts(ONF)

Germany • CenterofForestry,Weihenstephan• DepartmentofForestSciences,DresdenUniversityof

Technology• FederalResearchCentreforForestryandForestProducts• ForestResearchInstituteofBaden-Württemberg• MinistryforEnvironmentandNatureConservation,Agri-

cultureandConsumerProtection,LandesforstverwaltungNRWandForestResearchInstituteofLÖBF

• PotsdamInstituteforClimateImpactResearch• UniversityofFreiburg,FacultyofForestand

EnvironmentalSciences• UniversityofGöttingen,FacultyofForestry

Greece • AristotelianUniversityofThessaloniki,Facultyof

ForestryandNaturalEnvironment

Hungary • ForestResearchInstitute,Budapest• UniversityofWestHungary,FacultyofForestry

Iceland• IcelandForestService

Ireland • COFORD–NationalCouncilforForestResearchand

Development• Coillte• ForestService,DepartmentofAgricultureandFood• UCDSchoolofBiologyandEnvironmentalScience,

AgricultureandFoodScienceCentre

Italy• DepartmentofAgro-forestrySystemsandLandUse,

UniversityofPadova• ForestandRangeManagementResearchInstitute• InstituteofAgroenvironmentalandForestBiology• IstitutodiRicercaeFormazioneperlaMontagnaela

Foresta(I.R.M.F.)• ItalianAcademyofForestSciences• UniversityofTuscia

Japan• ForestryandForestProductsResearchInstitute*

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Latvia• LatvianStateForestResearchInstitute“Silava”

Lithuania • LithuanianUniversityofAgriculture,FacultyofForestry

The Netherlands • Alterra• MinistryofAgriculture,NatureandFoodQuality,

DepartmentofKnowledge,NatureDivision• WageningenUniversity,Forestrygroups

Norway • NorwegianForestandLandscapeInstitute• NorwegianUniversityofLifeSciences,Departmentof

EcologyandNaturalResourceManagement

Poland • FacultyofForestry,AugustCieszkowskiAgricultural

UniversityofPoznan• ForestResearchInstitute,Warsaw• InstituteofWoodTechnology• WarsawAgriculturalUniversity,FacultyofForestry

Portugal • InstitutoSuperiordeAgronomia,DepartmentofForestry• NationalForestResearchStation(EFN)• SchoolofAgriculturalandForestSciencesofCoimbra• UniversidadeCatólicaPortuguesa• UniversityofTrás-os-MontesandAltoDouro,Forestry

Department

Romania • ForestResearchandManagementInstitute

Russian Federation• All-RussianResearchInstituteofSilvicultureand

MechanizationofForestry• DepartmentofForestryMensurationandManagement,

MariStateTechnicalUniversity• ForestResearchInstitute,Petrozavodsk• InstituteofBiology,Syktyvkar• InstituteofPhysicochemicalandBiologicalProblemsin

SoilScience,RussianAcademyofSciences• MoscowStateForestUniversity• PetrozavodskStateUniversity• RussianInstituteofForestSpecialists’Educationand

Training• RussianResearchandDesignInstituteofEconomics

andInformationforForest,PulpandPaper,andWoodworkingIndustries

• SaintPetersburgForestTechnicalAcademy• St.PetersburgStateUniversity,BiologicalResearch

Institute

Serbia• InstituteofForestry,Belgrade• InstituteofLowlandForestryandEnvironment

Slovakia• NationalForestCentre–FRI• TechnicalUniversityinZvolen

Slovenia • SlovenianForestryInstitute• UniversityofLjubljana,DepartmentofForestry

South Africa• ForestryProgramme,UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal*

Spain • BosquesNaturales,S.A.• CREAF,CenterforEcologicalResearchandForestry

Applications• EscuelaTécnicaSuperiordeIngenierosAgrónomos,

UniversidadPolitécnicadeValencia• EscuelaTecnicaSuperiordeIngenierosdeMontes

(ForestrySchool)• ForestResearchCentre(CIFOR-INIA)• ForestTechnologyCentreofCatalonia• UniversityofSantiagodeCompostela,Higher

PolytechnicSchoolofLugo• UniversityofValladolid,SchoolofAgriculture,Food

TechnologyandForestry

Sweden • FederationofForestOwners• HolmenSkogAB• Skogforsk–TheForestryResearchInstituteofSweden• Sveaskog• SwedishForestAgency• SwedishUniversityofAgriculturalSciences

Switzerland • ETHZürich,DepartmentofForestSciences• SwissFederalInstituteforForest,SnowandLandscape

Research

Turkey• PoplarandFastGrowingForestTreesResearchInstitute

Ukraine • UkrainianResearchInstituteofForestryandForest

Melioration

United Kingdom • CentreforEcologyandHydrology,EdinburghResearch

Station• ForestryCommissionResearchAgency• UniversityofEdinburgh,SchoolofGeoSciences,

InstituteofAtmosphericandEnvironmentalSciences• UniversityofWales,SchoolofAgriculturalandForest

Sciences

United States • PacificNorthwestResearchStation,USDAForest

Service*• USDAForestService,Research&Development,

WashingtonD.C.*

International bodies • ConfederationofEuropeanForestOwners• ConfederationofEuropeanPaperIndustries• EuropeanConfederationofWoodworkingIndustries

–CEI-Bois• EuropeanLandowners’Organisation• InternationalForestryStudents’Association• NordicForestResearchCo-operationCommittee(SNS)• UnionofForestersofSouthernEurope

*Affiliate Members

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Staff in 2006

RistoPäivinen Director Finland

Forest Ecology and ManagementMarcusLindner ProgrammeManager GermanyPatrickFaubert Researcher CanadaTaruPalosuo Researcher FinlandTommiSuominen Programmer FinlandAntoniTrasobares Seniorresearcher SpainHansVerkerk Researcher TheNetherlandsGiulianaZanchi Researcher ItalyEstherThürig Researcher Switzerland

Totalperson-years:4.35

Forest Products Markets and Socio-economicsAndreasOttitsch ProgrammeManager AustriaMarkkuHusso Researcher FinlandBruceMichie SeniorResearcher UnitedStatesAlexanderMoiseyev SeniorResearcher RussianFederationKaijaSaramäki Researcher/ProgrammeAdministrator FinlandMarcinPisarek Researcher Poland


Policy AnalysisIlpoTikkanen ProgrammeManager FinlandMariPitkänen ViceCoordinator FinlandTomiTuomasjukka ProjectCoordinator Finland


Forest Resources and InformationAndreasSchuck ProgrammeManager GermanyJeannetteEggers Researcher GermanyTimGreen Researcher UnitedKingdomGerbenJanse Researcher TheNetherlandsCarolineNarayan Researcher FijiMart-JanSchelhaas Researcher TheNetherlandsKatjaTröltzsch Researcher GermanyJoVanBrusselen Researcher BelgiumSimoVaris Programmer FinlandLauriVesa ProjectLeader FinlandSergeyZudin SeniorProgrammer RussianFederationElenaZudina ProgrammingAssistant RussianFederation


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Research SupportJerkerBrolén HumanResourcesAssistant(acting) SwedenJarkkoHeikkinen AdministrativeAssistant(research) FinlandNinaHytönen ITSupportOfficer FinlandVictorJason CommunicationsAssistant FinlandNiinaJokinen ConferenceAssistant FinlandHanna-KaisaJussila Director’sPersonalAssistant(acting) FinlandKaisaKolu AdministrativeAssistant(acting) FinlandMinnaKorhonen TechnicalEditor FinlandMariLepikkö AdministrativeAssistant(onleavepartoftheyear) FinlandKirsiLoisa FinanceandPersonnelManager FinlandJelenaMuikku OfficeAssistant RussianFederationBritaPajari ConferenceManager FinlandEmiPesonen HumanResourcesAssistant(onleavepartoftheyear) JapanLeenaRoihuvuo ResearchAdministrator FinlandAnuRuusila ExternalRelationsManager FinlandHennaSnellman MembershipLiaisonOfficer FinlandSimoVaskonen ComputerSupportAssistant Finland


TraineesSimonBoden ResearchProgramme1 GermanyEdwardClark ResearchProgramme4 UnitedKingdomLauraHaaranen ResearchProgramme2 FinlandTittaHeikkinen ResearchProgramme2 FinlandClemensKurth ResearchProgramme1 GermanyTeemuKärkkäinen ITSupport FinlandJessicaLichtenberg ResearchProgramme1 PortugalTiinaRuuskanen ResearchProgramme3 FinlandJeryleeWilkes ResearchProgramme1 Bolivia

EFI ScholarsBalázsMayer(ForestResearchInstitute,Hungary) ResearchProgramme2 HungaryRupertSeidl(UniversityofNaturalResourcesandAppliedLifeSciences,Austria) ResearchProgramme1 Austria

Visiting researchersLauraBouriaud(University“StefancelMare”Suceava,Romania) ResearchProgramme3 RomaniaOlivierBouriaud(CanadianForestService,Canada) ResearchProgramme1 FranceElenaDallaValle(UniversityofPadova,Italy) ResearchProgramme1 ItalyRastislavJakuš(InstituteofForestEcology,SlovakAcademyofSciences) ResearchProgramme1 SlovakiaEldarKurbanov(MariStateTechnicalUniversity,Russia) ResearchProgramme1 RussianFederation

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EFI Projects 2006

FORESTECOLOGYANDMANAGEMENTResearch Programme 1

Integrated Method to Estimate Carbon Budgets of ForestsTheprojectaimstodevelopanewmultidisciplinarymethodforbetterestimatesofthecarbonbudgetsofforests.EFI’s role: co-ordinator. | 2001–2006 |

Uncertainty Analysis of Forest Carbon BalanceUncertaintyassessment, implementationofKyotocarbonreporting.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2003–2006 |

CarboEurope IP – Assessment of the European Terrestrial Carbon Balance (CONTRACTNUMBERGOCE-CT-2003-505572)

ForestinventorybasedcarbonbudgetsforEurope.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2004–2008 |

MEACAP – Impact of Environmental Agreements on the CAP (CONTRACTNUMBERSSPE-CT-2004-503604)

TheprojectaimstoanalyseforestrymeasuresandbioenergyoptionsinthecontextoftheKyotoProtocolandhowthiscouldbeimplementedinCAP.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2004–2007 |

Climatic Effects on Soil Carbon – Distinction between Young and Old Carbon, and New Future Scenarios (CONTRACTNUMBERSYKE-2004-S-8-S3)

Theprojectaimstoquantifytheeffectsofclimateondecompositionofyoungsoilcarbon,quantifytheseeffectsforoldersoilcarbonandpredictchangesinsoilcarbonintemperateandborealforestsinresponsetoclimatechange.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2005–2008 |

Forest Focus “Monitoring Changes in the Carbon Stocks of Forest Soils”

Themainobjectiveoftheprojectistodevelopamethodtomonitorcurrentandfuturechangesinthecarbonstocksofforestsoils.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2005–2007 |

SENSOR – Sustainability Impact Assessment: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multi-functional Land Use in European Regions (CONTRACTNUMBER003874(GOCE))

TheaimoftheSENSORprojectistodevelopex-anteSustainabilityImpactAssessmentToolstosupportdecisionmakingonpoliciesrelatedtomultifunctionallanduseinEuropeanregions.EFI’sroleis,interalia,toprojectEuropeanscalemultifunctionalforestsectorlandmanagementscenarios.BothProgramme1and4areinvolvedintheproject.Programme1’smaintasksaretoprojectforestresourcedevelopmentunderdiffer-entpolicyscenariosandtoassesstheirsustainabilityimpacts.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2004–2008 |

EFORWOOD – Tools for Sustainability Impact Assessment of Forestry-Wood Chain (CONTRACTNUMBER518128-2)

TheEFORWOODprojectaimstoproduceadecision-supporttoolthatcanbeusedtoevaluatethecontributionmadetosustainableeconomic,environmentalandsocialdevelopmentbyandthroughtheEuropeanforestryandforest-productssector.BothProgramme1and4areinvolvedintheproject.ThetaskofEFI’sProgramme1istoco-ordinatethecentralmoduleoftheproject,“SustainabilityImpactAssessment”,inwhichthecom-monframeworkandtoolfortheSustainabilityImpactAssessment(ToSIA)willbedeveloped.EFI’S role: Partner. | 2005–2009 |

EEA Topic Centre on Biodiversity (CONTRACTNUMBER3333/B2005.EEA-ETC/BD)

EFIisapartnerinthecoreteamoftheETC/BD.Anewworkplanismadeatthebeginningofeveryyeardepend-ingontheneedsoftheEEAortheEC.Thecooperationwillrunfrom2005–2008.BothResearchProgramme1and4wereinvolvedintheprojectyearof2006.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2005–2008 |

Three-Scenario StudyTheobjectiveoftheprojectistoassesstheimplicationsforcarbonmitigationofdifferentscenarios:completeforestconservation;100%bioenergyproduction;andmultipurpose(business-as-usual).EFI’s role: Sole partner. | 2004–2006 |

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FORESTPRODUCTSMARKETSAND SOCIO-ECONOMICSResearch Programme 2

Alternative Paths for Forest Sector Development – Competitive Advantages of Small and Medium Size Woodworking Industries

Thisprojectaimstoestimatetheeconomicperform-ance(profitability,economicstabilityandliquidity)andproductivityofSMEwoodworkingindustriesandtoevaluatetheirvaluecreationstrategies.EFI’s role: Sole partner. | 2003–2007 |

Towards Progressive Forest Sector in North-West RussiaTheprojectaimstoassessanoverviewofforestresourcesinNorth-WestRussiaandtheiraccessibility,toproposenewforestmanagementpracticesinsilvicultureandtocarryouteconometricanalyses.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2004–2007 |

INSEA – Integrated Sink Enhancement Assessment (CONTRACTNUMBERSSP1-CT-2003-503614)

Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopananalyticaltooltoassesseconomicandenvironmentaleffectsforenhanc-ingcarbonsinksonagriculturalandforestlands.EFI’spartistoassessleakageseffectsintheforestsector.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2004–2006 |

Finnish Forest Sector Communication Activities on the Domestic and on Major European Markets

Theobjectiveistoidentifygapsbetweentheintendedandactuallyperceivedimpactofcommunicationactivi-tiesbytheFinnishforestsectoronthedomesticandonmajorEuropeanmarkets.Theresultswillhelptoidentifyneedsforimprovements,andprovidelessonsforforestsectorpresentationeffortstootherEuropeancountries.BothProgramme2and3areinvolvedintheproject.EFI’s role: Sole partner. | 2005–2008 |

Modelling Work for CATRINE: Climate Change and Associated Trade Patterns – Impacts for the Norwegian Economy

TheaimoftheCATRINEprojectistoanalysetheorderofmagnitudeoftheimpactsofclimatechangeinNordiccountriesbyusingaGeneralComputableEquilibrium(GCE)macroeconomicglobalmodel.EFIwillcontributewithcalibratedforestryandforestindustrydataandwithspecifiedmodelrunsusingtheEFI-GTM,andinreportwriting.EFI’s role: Subcontractor. | 2006–2007 |

Forestry Bioenergy Supply Technologies Transfer to CEE Countries

Thestudyaddressestheuseofmodernforestrytech-nologiessuchasCTLmachines,harvesterconceptsforthinningoperationsandtechnologiesrelevantforenergywoodproduction.Thestudyalsoincludesananalysisofsupply/productionchainsinPolandasanintegralpartofenergydevelopmentprojectionsbothattheregionalandnationallevelsinEasternEurope.EFI’s role: Sole partner. | 2006–2007 |

Modelling Work for MATISSE – Methods and Tools for Integrated Sustainability Assessment

TheobjectiveoftheMATISSEprojectistoachieveastep-wiseadvanceinthescienceandapplicationofIntegratedSustainabilityAssessment(ISA)ofEUpoli-cies.InordertoreachthisobjectivethecoreactivityoftheMATISSEprojectistoimprovethetoolkitavailableforconductingIntegratedSustainabilityAssessments.EFIactsasasubcontractorprovidingUMBwithexpertservicesrelatedtoanalyseswiththeEFI-GTMmodelintheframeworkoftheMATISSEproject.EFI’s role: Subcontractor. | 2006–2007 |

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POLICYANALYSISResearch Programme 3

FOPER – Strengthening Capacities of Education and Training for Forest Policy Development in Western Balkan Region (CONTRACTNUMBERHEL0634-36)

Theobjectiveistostrengthenthecapacityformodernforesteconomicsandpolicyeducation,trainingandresearchinSoutheastEurope(Croatia,BosniaandHerzegovina,Serbia,Montenegro,FormerYugoslavianRepublicofMacedoniaandAlbania).EFI’s role: Co-ordinator. | 2004–2008 |

Finnish Forest Sector Communication Activities on the Domestic and on Major European Markets

Theobjectiveistoidentifygapsbetweentheintendedandactuallyperceivedimpactofcommunicationactivi-tiesbytheFinnishforestsectoronthedomesticandonmajorEuropeanmarkets.Theresultswillhelptoidentifyneedsforimprovements,andprovidelessonsforforestsectorpresentationeffortstootherEuropeancountries.BothProgramme2and3areinvolvedintheproject.EFI’s role: Co-ordinator. | 2005–2008 |

Support to EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Process in Developing Countries (CONTRACTNUMBEREUROPEAID/ENV/2006-124886/TPS)

Theoverallobjectiveoftheproject–ofwhichthisActionisapart–istosupporttheimplementationoftheEUActionPlanforForestLawEnforcement,GovernanceandTrade(FLEGT),throughenteringintopartnershipagreementstocombatillegalloggingandstrengthenforestsectorgovernance.EFI’s role: Co-ordinator. | 2006–2010 |

Review of Policy Relevant Research Related to MCPFE-process

TheprojectreviewspolicyrelevantresearchrelatedtoMCPFEprocessandidentifiesresearchresults,whichcanbringaninputtotheMCPFEprocess.EFI’s role: Co-ordinator. | 2004–2006 |

Research into the Organization of Private Forest Owners in the Western Balkan Region

Themainobjectiveoftheprojectistoanalysethepre-conditionsfortheformationofself-supportinginterestassociationsofprivateforestownersintheWesternBalkanregion.EFI’s role: Co-ordinator. | 2006–2008 |

FORESTRESOURCESANDINFORMATIONResearch Programme 4

SENSOR – Sustainability Impact Assessment: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multi-functional Land Use in European Regions (CONTRACTNUMBER003874GOCE)

TheaimoftheSENSORprojectistodevelopex-anteSustainabilityImpactAssessmentToolstosupportdecisionmakingonpoliciesrelatedtomultifunctionallanduseinEuropeanregions.EFI’sroleis,interalia,toprojectEuropeanscalemultifunctionalforestsectorlandmanagementscenarios.BothProgramme1and4areinvolvedintheproject.Programme4’smaintaskistheinvolvementinthesetupoftheSENSORintegrateddatamanagementsystem.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2004–2008 |

EFORWOOD – Tools for Sustainability Impact Assessment of Forestry-Wood Chain (CONTRACTNUMBER518128-2)

TheEFORWOODprojectaimstoproduceadecision-supporttoolthatcanbeusedtoevaluatethecontributionmadetosustainableeconomic,environmentalandsocialdevelopmentbyandthroughtheEuropeanforestryandforest-productssector.BothProgramme1and4areinvolvedintheproject.EFI’sProgramme4isactiveinthe“KnowledgeTransferModule”oftheproject.Oneofitstasksistoproduceauser-friendlyversionoftheSustainabilityImpactAssessment(ToSIA)tool.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2005–2009 |

EEA Topic Centre on Biodiversity (CONTRACTNUMBER3333/B2005.EEA-ETC/BD)

EFIisapartnerinthecoreteamoftheETC/BDandwillworkcloselytogetherwithothercorepartnersoftheETC/BDwithemphasisonforestbiodiversityrelatedis-sues.AnewworkplanismadeatthebeginningofeveryyeardependingontheneedsoftheEEAortheEC.Thecooperationwillrunfrom2005–2008.BothResearchProgramme1and4wereinvolvedintheprojectyearof2006.Efi’s role: Partner.|2005–2008|

GSE Forest Monitoring (Stage 2)Stage2inthedevelopmentoftheGMESServiceElementforForestMonitoringisfocusedontheimplementationandfurtherdevelopmentoftheservicesdevelopedinStage1(2003–2004)andtargetstheroll-outandexpan-sionofpolicy-relevantservicesderivedfromastableserviceportfoliotousersworldwide.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2005–2008 |

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BioScore – Biodiversity Impact Assessment Using Species Sensitivity Scores (CONTRACTNUMBER022661)

Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopatoolforlinkingpressuresfrompolicysectorstothe(changeof)stateofbiodiversityasmeasuredbythepresenceandabundanceofindividualspecies.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2006–2009 |

FIRE PARADOX – An Innovative Approach of Integrated Wildland Fire Management Regulating the Wildfire Problem by the Wise Use of Fire: Solving the FIRE PARADOX (CONTRACTNUMBER:FP6-018505)

Theresultsofthis6thFrameworkProgrammeIntegratedProjectaimatrespondingtothesocietalneedsofreduc-ingtheimpactsofdisastrouswildfiresbysettingtheirlimitswithprescribedandsuppressionfires.EFI’smaintaskistheelaborationoftheFIREPARADOXinfor-mationmanagementplatform.EFIisresponsibleforproducingareviewofCO

2emissionsmitigationthrough

prescribedburningandassistsinreviewingpoliciesandpracticesatEuropeanscalewithemphasisonprescribedburning/suppressionfire.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2006–2010 |

EURO-FOREST – European Forest Information Portal Theaimoftheprojectistoproduceauser-friendly,com-prehensivewebportalonEuropeanforests.Theportalisstructuredaroundanumberofforestrythemes.EFIwillimplementananalysisofexistingportals,elaboratetheportalstructureandcollectandanalyseexistingavailableinformationonEuropeanforestsandforestry.Itwillorganisetheinformationinacomprehensivemetadatacatalogueandprovideatimelynewsservice.EFI’s role: Co-ordinator. | 2006–2007 |

Pilot Study on Harmonising National Forest Inventories in Europe (CONTRACTNUMBER382242F1SC)

ThemainobjectiveoftheprojectistoshowvariousharmonisationapproachesforforestinformationinEurope.Afundamentalgoalistoprovideharmonisationsolutionswhichallownationalauthoritiestocontinuetheirdataassessmentinthewayasitisoftheirex-plicitinterestsandcapacities.EFIwillcontributetothecompilationofacoresetofforestvariablesusedintheproject,theapplicationoftheharmonisationapproach“sub-samplingwithICPLevelIdata”,thedevelopmentoftheforestinformationdatabaseandtotheevaluationoftheresults.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2006–2008 |

Feasibility Study on Means of Combating Forest Dieback in the European Union (CONTRACTNUMBER070102110004/2006/449050/MAR/B1)

TheaimoftheprojectistodevelopaconcreteproposalforpreventingandmitigatingforestdeteriorationintheEU,whichisbasedontheanalysisofthefactorsaffectingdeteriorationintheEUandtheirrelatedcauses.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2006–2007 |

European Forestry Information and Data Analysis System (EFIDAS)

TheprojectaimsatprovidingcomprehensiveEuropeanforestryinformationanddatathuspromotingimprovedutilisationandanalysisofEuropeanforestrystatisticsforconductinghighqualitypan-Europeanforestryresearch.EFI’s role: Sole partner. | 1993– |

Linking and Harmonizing the Forests Spatial Pattern Analyses at European, National and Regional Scales for a Better Characterization of the Forests Vulnerability and Resilience

Thestudyaddressesthelinkagesbetweenforestsspatialpatternandforestfunctionswithemphasisonforestbiodiversity,forests’vulnerabilitytonaturalhazardsandhumanpressureandresilience.EFI’s role: Partner. | 2006–2008 |

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List of Events 2006

Protected Forest Areas in Europe – Analysis and Harmonisation (PROFOR)·22–24February,Barcelona,Spain·Organisers:COSTActionE27,CentreTecnologic

ForestaldeCatalunya(EFIPC,Spain),UniversidadCompludensedeMadrid(Spain),RegionalGovernmentofCatalunya,MinistryofEnvironment(Spain),EFI

·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:80/25

Winter School: Voluntary Tools for the Implementation of Environmental and Social Responsibilities in Forestry with special reference to the Balkan Region·20–26February,Brasov,Romania·Organisers:UniversityofPadova(Italy),Transilvania

UniversityofBrasov(Romania),EFI·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:44/11

FOPER Test course on modalities of the International Master’s Programme·20–24March,Belgrad,Croatia·Organisers:EFI-InnoforceProjectCentre(Austria),

UniversityofNaturalResourcesandAppliedLifeSciences(BOKU,Austria),UniversityofZagreb(Croatia),EFI


MCPFE-Seminar and workshop: Policies Fostering Investment and Innovation in Support of Rural Development taking into account forest owners perspective on enhancing economic viability·27–29March2006,Sielnica,Slovakia·Organisers:MCPFELiaisonUnitWarsaw,EFI,EFI-

InnoforceProjectCentre(Austria),NationalForestCentre(Slovakia),USSE,CEPF,MinistryofAgriculture(Slovakia),TheUnionoftheSlovakScientificandTechnologicalSocieties–SlovakForestrySociety(Slovakia)


Strengthening of Science-Policy Interface·Wroclaw,Poland,26April2006·Organisers:EFI,IUFRO,IIASA,IPGRI,UNU·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:33/17

EFORWOOD-week·8–12May2006,Edinburgh,UK·Organisers:Skogforsk(Sweden);ForestResearch,

NorthernResearchStation(UK),EFI·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:97/18

FOPER Stakeholder Workshop·23–24May2006,Brac,Croatia·Organisers:EFI,EFI-InnoforceProjectCentre(Austria)·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:45/9

EFI 2006 Annual Conference and Scientific Seminar of the EFI 2006 Annual Conference: The Role of Forestry in Integrated Environmental Assessments·14–16September2006,Kerkrade,theNetherlands·Organisers:EFI,ALTERRA(theNetherlands),

WageningenUniversityandResearchCentre(theNetherlands),Netherland’sEnvironmentalAssessmentAgency(theNetherlands),DutchStateForestService(SBB,theNetherlands),Natuurmonumenten(theNetherlands),IUFRO


International Conference: forestXchange – New approaches in Forest Management·25–27October2006,Freiburg,Germany·Organisers:FVA(Germany),WSL(Switzerland),BFW

(Austria),LWF(Germany),IUFRO,EFI·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:90/15

EFORWOOD-week·13–17November2006,Carcavelos,Portugal·Organisers:Skogforsk(Sweden),InstitutoSuperiorde

Agronomia(Portugal),EFI·NumberofparticipantsandCountries:108/18

BFW FederalForestOffice(Austria)EFI EuropeanForestInstituteCEPF ConfederationofEuropeanForestOwnersFVA ForestResearchInstituteof Baden-Württemberg(Germany)IIASA InternationalInstituteforAppliedSystems AnalysisIPGRI InternationalPlantGeneticResourcesInstituteIUFRO InternationalUnionofForestResearch OrganisationsLWF BayerischeLandesanstaltfürWaldund Forstwirtschaft(Germany)MCPFE MinisterialConferenceontheProtectionof ForestsinEuropeUNU UnitedNationsUniversityUSSE UnionofForestersofSouthernEuropeWSL SwissFederalInstituteforForest,Snowand LandscapeResearch(Switzerland)

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List of EFI Publications 2006

EFIPUBLICATIONS

Technical ReportsTechnicalReport21.BiodiversityIndicatorsonSilvopastoral-

ismacrossEurope.MercedesRois-Díaz,RosaMosquera-LosadaandAntonioRigueiro-Rodríguez.66p.

TechnicalReport22.HowtoOrganiseaScientificEvent?BritaPajari.

TechnicalReport23.AssessmentofSustainabilityofForest-WoodChain.RistoPäivinenandMarcusLindner.13p.

PUBLICATIONSBYEFIRESEARCHERS2006

Peer-reviewedAndrienko,G.,Andrienko,N.,Fischer,R.,Mues,V.and

Schuck,A.2006.ReactionstoGeovisualization:AnEx-periencefromaEuropeanProject.InternationalJournalofGeographicalInformationScience20(10):1149–1171.

deWit,H.,Palosuo,T.,Hylen,G.andLiski,J.2006.ACarbonBudgetofForestBiomassandSoilsinSoutheastNorwayCalculatedUsingaWidelyApplicableMethod.ForestEcologyandManagement225(1–3):15–26.

Fürstenau,C.,Badeck,F.W.,Lasch,P.,Lexer,M.J.,Lindner,M.,Mohr,P.andSuckow,F.2006.Multiple-UseForestManagementinConsiderationofClimateChangeandtheInterestsofStakeholderGroups.EuropeanJournalofForestResearch.(Availableonline.)

Janse,G.2006.InformationSearchBehaviourofEuropeanForest Policy Decision-Makers. Forest Policy andEconomics8(6):579–592.

Janse,G.andKonijnendijk,C.C.2006.CommunicationBetweenScience,PolicyandCitizensinPublicParticipa-tioninUrbanForestry–ExperiencesfromtheNeighbour-woodsProject.PublishedonlineandtobepublishedinprintinUrbanForestry&UrbanGreening6(1)[February2007].

Kallio,M.,Moiseyev,A.andSolberg,B.2006.EconomicImpactsofIncreasedForestConservationinEurope:AForestSectorModelAnalysis.EnvironmentalScience&Policy.9(5):457–465.

Kinnunen,J.,Maltamo,M.andPäivinen,R.2006.StandingVolumeEstimatesofForestsinRussia:HowAccurateisthePublishedData?Forestry.(AvailableonlineatForestryAdvanceAccess,publicationforthcoming.)

Lindner,M.andKarjalainen,T.2006.CarbonInventoryMethodsandCarbonMitigationPotentialsofForestsinEurope–aShortReviewofRecentProgress.EuropeanJournalofForestResearch.(Availableonline.)

Liski,J.,Lehtonen,A.,Palosuo,T.,Peltoniemi,M.,Eggers,T.,Muukkonen,P.andMäkipää,R.2006.CarbonAccu-mulationinFinland’sForests1922–2004–AnEstimateObtainedbyCombinationofForestInventoryDatawithModellingofBiomass,LitterandSoil.AnnalsofForestScience63(7):687–697.

Nabuurs,G.J.,Pussinen,A.,VanBrusselen,J.andSchelhaas,M.-J.2006.FutureHarvestingPressureonEuropeanForests.EuropeanJournalofForestResearch.

Palosuo,T.,Saccomani,M.P.,Sievänen,R.andLiski,J.2006.GlobalIdentifiabilityasaPrerequisiteforModelParameterisation–TheCaseofSoilCarbonModelYasso.LectureNotesinControlandInformationSciences341:129–136.

Peltoniemi,M.,Palosuo,T.,Monni,S.andMäkipää,R.2006.FactorsAffectingtheUncertaintyofSinksandStocksofCarboninFinnishForestsSoilsandVegetation.ForestEcologyandManagement232(1–3):75–85.

Schelhaas,M.J.,VanBrusselen,J.,Pussinen,A.,Pesonen,E.,Schuck,A.andNabuurs,G.J.2006.OutlookontheForestResourcesinEurope.EuropeanForestSectorOut-lookStudies–EFSOS.GenevaTimberandForestDiscus-sionPapers,No.41.ECE/TIM/DP/41

Schuck,A.,Mikkola,E.,Green,T.E.,Requardt,A.andRich-ards,T.2006.AMetadataSchemaforForestInformationResources–aCollaborativeApproach.ForestBiometry,ModellingandInformationSciences(FBMIS).Volume1,11-21.www.fbmis.info/.

Smith,P.,Smith,J.U.,Wattenbach,M.,Meyer,J.,Lindner,M.,Zaehle,S.,Hiederer,R.,Jones,R.,Montanarella,L.,Rounsevell,M.,Reginster,I.andKankaanpää,S.2006.ProjectedChangesinMineralSoilCarbonofEuropeanForests,1990–2100.CanadianJournalofSoilScience86(2):159–169.

VanBrusselen,J.2006.Contributingauthor.ForEuropeanEnvironmentAgency:EuropeanForestTypes.CategoriesandTypesforSustainableForestManagementReportingandPolicy.EEAReport9/2006.ISBN92-9167-886-4.(Bookcontributions.)

VanBrusselen,Jo.2006.Coordinatingleadauthorofthebackgroundnoteonforestecosystems.ForEuropeanEnvironmentAgency:ProgressTowardsHaltingtheLossofBiodiversityby2010.EuropeanEnvironmentAgency,Copenhagen.100pp.EEAReport5/2006.ISBN92-9167-846-5.(Bookcontributions.)

Other scientificHusso,M.2006.ThePossibilitiesandChallengesofSMEs

inForestry.(Metsäalanpk-yritystenmahdollisuuksiajaongelmia.)In:TheFutureofForestUsageandProtec-tioninFinland.(MetsienkäytönjasuojeluntulevaisuusSuomessa.)Ympäristöakatemia.(InFinnish.Availableonline.)

Janse,G.(2006)InformationFlowBetweenForestRe-searchandForestPolicy-Makers:ACase-StudyoftheEuropeanForestInstituteanditsNetwork.ProceedingsoftheForestXChangeConference25–28October2006[online:www.forestxchange.org/contributors.php]

Pisarek,M.,Tikkanen,I.,Asikainen,A.,Laitila,J.andAla-Fossi,A.2006.TheImplementationPatternsofModernCTLandEnergyWoodProductionTechnologiesinForest-ryIndustryinCEECountries.ProceedingsoftheJubileeCeremonyandtheConference“QUOVADIS,Forestry?”,29–30June2006,Sekocin,Poland.(submitted)

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Päivinen,R.2006.EuropeanForestResearchanditsFutureDirections.ProceedingsoftheJubileeCeremonyandtheConference“QUOVADIS,Forestry?”,29–30June2006,Sekocin,Poland.(submitted)

Schelhaas,M.-J.,VanBrusselen,J.,Pussinen,A.,Pesonen,E.,Schuck,A.,Nabuurs,G.-J.andSasse,V.2006.OutlookfortheDevelopmentofEuropeanForestResources.StudypreparedfortheEuropeanForestSectorOutlookStudies(EFSOS).GenevaTimberandForestDiscussionPaper41.ECE/TIM/DP/41.UNECE/FAO.118p.

Verkerk,P.J.,Eggers,J.,Lindner,M.,Korotkov,V.N.andZudin,S.2006.ImpactofWoodDemandandManage-mentRegimeonForestDevelopmentandCarbonStocksinKostromaRegion.In:ProceedingsoftheInternationalScientificConferenceonModernProblemsofSustain-ableForestManagement,InventoryandMonitoringofForests.29–30November2006.St.Petersburg,Russia.Pp.370–379.

Woodall,C.W.,Rondeux,J.,Verkerk,P.J.andStåhl,G.2006.EstimatingDeadWoodduringNationalForestInventories:AReviewofInventoryMethodologiesandSuggestionsforHarmonization.ConferenceproceedingsoftheForestInventoryandAnalysisSymposium.16–19October.Monterey,CA.,UnitedStates.

Popular Päivinen,R.2006.EuropeanForestSectorAssessingits

Sustainability.(Euroopanmetsäsektorimittaakestävyyttään.)MaaseudunTulevaisuusno133:2.(InFinnish.)

Päivinen,R.,Rosén,K.andMcGowan,D.2006.EuropeanForestSectorAssessingitsSustainability.EFINewsVol.14(2):16.

Selected seminar presentationsEggers,J.,Lindner,M.,Zaehle,S.,Zudin,S.,Liski,J.and

Nabuurs,G.-J.2006.ForestryinEuropeunderChang-ingClimateandLandUse.PresentationattheOECD/WiltonParkConferenceonForestry:ASectoralResponsetoClimateChange.21–23November.Steyning,WestSus-sex,UnitedKingdom.

Janse,G.2006.CommunicationBetweenForestScientistsandForestPolicy-MakersinEurope–ASurveyonBothSidesoftheScience/PolicyInterface.UNECE/FAOTeamofSpecialists“ForestCommunicatorsNetwork”annualmeeting.5–8September.Valsaín,Spain.

Janse,G.2006.CommunicationBetweenForestScientistsandForestPolicy-MakersinEurope–ASurveyonBothSidesoftheScience/PolicyInterface.PresentationattheIUFROTaskForceonCommunicatingForestSci-encemeeting23–24OctoberinFreiburg,GermanyandForestXChangeConference25–28OctoberinFreiburg,Germany.

Janse,G.2006.CommunicationBetweenForestScientistsandForestPolicy-MakersinEurope–ASurveyonBothSidesoftheScience/PolicyInterface.SNSNordicForestResearchCo-operationCommittee:ForumofCommunica-torsatNordicandBalticForestResearchInstitutes.23–24November.Malmö,Sweden.

Moiseyev,A.2006.ForestProductsPolicies,Prices,Subsi-diesandIncentives,andImplicationsforFutureWoodEn-ergyScenarios.InternationalSeminaronEnergyandtheForestProductsIndustry.30–31October.Rome,Italy.

Lindner,M.2006.HowtoAdaptForestManagementinRe-sponsetotheChallengesofClimateChange?PresentationatIPGRI-IUFROworkshop:ClimateChangeandForestGeneticDiversity:ImplicationstoSustainableForestMan-agementinEurope.15–16March.Paris,France.

Lindner,M.2006.ManagingForestPlantationsforCarbonSequestration.PresentationatScientificForum:Eco-systemGoodsandServicesfromPlantedForests.4–5October.Bilbao,Spain.

Lindner,M.,Schröter,D.,Eggers,J.andtheATEAMconsor-tium2006.TheEnvironmentalDimensionofHumanVulnerability.Focus:EuropeanForestSector.Presentationatworkshop:DevelopingaClimateChangeVulnerabilityAssessmentFrameworkandApproachforCanada’sForestSector.5–7December.Winnipeg,Canada.

VanBrusselen,J.MCPFEForestTypesWorkshop.2006.ForestTypesandMCPFEC&I–MCPFEPan-EuropeanCriteriaandIndicatorsforSustainableForestManage-ment(SFM).13–14November.Bled,Slovenia.

Palosuo,T.,Saccomani,M.P.,Sievänen,R.andLiski,J.2006.GlobalIdentifiabilityasaPrerequisiteforModelParameterisation–theCaseofSoilCarbonModelYasso.PresentationatthePOSTA06SecondMultidisciplinaryInternationalSymposiumonPositiveSystems:TheoryandApplications.30August–1September.Grenoble,France.

Palosuo,T.2006.SoilCarbonModelYasso.PresentationsgivenattheModellingpartyoftheDevelopmentofMod-elsandForestSoilSurveysforMonitoringofSoilCarbon.Workshop.5–8April.Koli,Finland.

Pitkänen,M.2006.FOPER–ForestPolicyandEconomicsEducationandResearch.InternationalMaster’sPrograminForestPolicyandEconomics.PresentationintheIn-tercathedrameetingofforestpolicyandeconomicsinSouthEastEurope.28November.Sarajevo,BosniaandHerzegovina.

Päivinen,R.2006.ToolsforSustainabilityImpactAssess-mentoftheForestry-WoodChain.EFORWOODWeek.13November.Carcavelos,Portugal.

Päivinen,R.2006.StrategicResearchAgendaandNationalResearchAgendas.Speed-upInnovations,Forest-BasedSectorTechnologyPlatforminAction.23November.Lahti,Finland.

Päivinen,R.2006.7thFrameworkProgramme2007–2013.Structure,TopicsforForestResearch.Invitation-basedSeminarattheUniversityofForestry.12December.Sofia,Bulgaria.

Tuomasjukka,T.2006.FOPER–ForestPolicyandEconom-icsEducationandResearch.FocusonNationalParksandProtectedAreas.PresentationinInternationalScientificConferenceonManagementofforestecosystemsinna-tionalparksandotherprotectedareas.6July.Jahorina,BosniaandHerzegovina.

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Verkerk,P.J.,Eggers,J.,Lindner,M.,Korotkov,V.N.andZudin,S.2006.ImpactofWoodDemandandManage-mentRegimeonForestDevelopmentandCarbonStocksinKostromaRegion.PresentationattheInternationalScientificConferenceonModernProblemsofSustainableForestManagement,InventoryandMonitoringofForests.29–30November.St.Petersburg,Russia.

VanBrusselen,J.2006.FeasibilityStudyonLinkingBirdandForestMonitoring.WorkshoponPan-EuropeanFor-estBirdDiversityMonitoring,18–19September.MNHN,Paris,France.

Zanchi,G.2006.CarbonBudgetofEuropeanForests:AnInventoryBasedMethod(CarboEuropeIP).Presenta-tionattheOpenScienceConferenceontheGHGCycleinNorthernHemisphere.14November.Sissi-Lassithi,Crete.

Zanchi,G.2006.QuantitativeOverviewandAnalysisofAfforestation inEurope (MEACAP).Presentationatworkshoponpan-EuropeanRecommendationsforAf-forestationandReforestationintheContextofUNFCCC.24October.Vilnius,Lithuania.

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TheclosingfinancialperiodwasthefirstfinancialperiodfortheEuropeanForestInstituteandconsequentlynoofficialcomparativesexist.ThefinancialinformationoftheprecedingAssocia-tionEuropeanForestInstituteispresentedasProFormainformationasinformedbelow.

AstheEuropeanForestInstitute–InternationalOrganisationhascontinuedtheactivitiesoftheAssociationEuropeanForestInstituteitsopeningbalanceistheactualclosingbalanceoftheEFIAssociation.InthesefinancialstatementstheinformationforthepreviousyearisfromtheFinancialStatementsoftheEFIAssociation.

Thefinancialperiodisexceptionally16.12.2005–31.12.2006whilethenormalfinancialperiodisafullcalendaryear.ItisalsotobenotedthatthefinancialinformationofEFIAssociationgivenasProFormawasfromtheperiodof1.1.–15.12.2005.

ThefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththeFinnishAccountingActandaccordingtotheotherapplicablerulesgoverningthepreparationoffinancialstatementsinFinland.

Financial Statements for the year 2006

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Profit and loss account

EuropeanForestInstituteProfitandlossaccount16.12.2005 –31.12.2006 (prev. year 1.1.–15.12.2005)

2006/EUR 2005/EUR Pro Forma

ORDINARYOPERATIONSIncome Conference fees 25 870.78 40 177.53 Publication sales 1 113.54 13 095.00 Grants for projects 1 857 982.50 1 478 967.01 Rents 3 397.00 2 203.42 Other income 23 522.37 27 448.79Income ** 1 911 886.19 1 561 891.75

Expenses Staff expenses -1 510 451.20 -1 384 870.65 Depreciation -54 076.10 -51 059.90 Other expenses -1 381 422.79 -1 236 494.91Expenses ** -2945950.09 -2672425.46

DEFICIT ** -1 034 063.90 -1 110 533.71

FUNDRAISINGIncome 157 500.00 140 625.00Fund raising ** 157 500.00 140 625.00

DEFICIT ** -876 563.90 -969 908.71

INVESTMENTSANDFINANCIALACTIVITIESIncome 11 128.51 1 175.48Expenses -713.33 -629.76Investments and financial activities ** 10 415.18 545.72

DEFICIT -866 148.72 -969 362.99

SUBSIDIES ** 1 009 000.00 1 009 000.00

PROFIT 142 851.28 39 637.01

SURPLUSFORTHEFINANCIALYEAR 142 851.28 39 637.01

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Balance

European Forest InstituteBalance sheet31.12.2006

2006/EUR 2005/EUR Pro Forma

ASSETSNon-current assets

Intangible assets Other capitalised long-term expenses 17 565.45 14 339.08Intangible assets ** 17 565.45 14 339.08

Tangible assets Machinery and equipment 59 537.25 58 554.39Tangible assets ** 59 537.25 58 554.39

Investments Other shares and similar rights of ownerships 84.09 84.09Investments ** 84.09 84.09

Non-current assets total ** 77 186.79 72 977.56

Current assetsReceivables Accounts receivable 126 729.80 76 484.21 Accrued income and prepaid expenses 310 281.26 553 681.71 Advance payments paid 0.00 1 353.00Receivables ** 437 011.06 631 518.92

Cash in hand and at banks ** 859 099.51 585 583.88

Current assets total ** 1 296 110.57 1 217 102.80

ASSETS *** 1 373 297.36 1 290 080.36

LIABILITIESEquity Other reserves 330 862.35 291 225.34 Other equity 108 521.02 108 521.02 Surplus (deficit) for the period 142 851.28 39 637.01Equity ** 582 234.65 439 383.37

LiabilitiesCurrent liabilities Advance payments received 501 426.81 570 864.54 Purchases payables 112 400.85 140 279.00 Accrued liabilities and deferred income 140 025.01 5 834.35 Other liabilities 37 210.04 133 719.10Current liabilities ** 791 062.71 850 696.99

Liabilities ** 791 062.71 850 696.99

LIABILITIES *** 1 373 297.36 1 290 080.36

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Project Centres

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Freiburg, Germanywww.conforest.uni-freiburg.de

CONTACTPERSON

StuartDedrick,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

HeinrichSpieckerStuartDedrick

PROjECTS

Training for Transformation to CCF-Tyfiant Coed 2Topromotegoodenvironmentalandforestpractice,builduponandexpandthenetworkoflocalclustergroups.

Inventory MethodsTostudyanddevelopinventorymethodstomonitortheeffectsofconversionmeasuresonspeciescompositionandonstructuralchanges.

Development of an Ecologically Compatible, Highly Productive Method of Timber Harvesting for Central European Forestry (ForstINNO). EUPROjECT,COOP-CT-2005

Thedemandmadeofmodernforestryisthatitmustwork,underhumanworkingconditions,inhighlypro-ductivemanner,whichisyetenvironmentallyfriendly.IntheprojectForstInno,thespecialconditionsandtechniqueswillbeworkedoutintheformofmodelsforCentralEuropeancircumstances,therequiredmeansofworkassembled,andthenecessarypurposebuiltforestmachinesmanufactured.Thetopics–processesoftim-berharvestingandtransportation,economicefficiencyandproductivity,aswellasenvironmentalaspectsandhumanisationoftheworkplace–arethefocusofthisproject.

Investigations on the Relationships Between Sirococcus Shot Blight, Tree Nutrition and Growth of Norway Spruce

Nutritionandgrowthofindividualstreewillbeassessedwithfactorsa)withandwithoutsirococcussymptomsandb)threefertilizationtreatments.

Alternative Silvicultural Systems for Upland Forests in Great Britain Within the National Funding for the Research Programme “Forest Research” (Forestry Commission, UK)

Theobjectivesofthisprojectincludeimprovingtheunderstandingofstandmicroclimate(e.g.light)inconiferforestsandimpactofmanagement,classifythepotentialfortreeregeneration,relationshipforriskofwinddamageandstandstructures,describetreegrowthdynamics.

ConForest

ENFOR-CHANGE (BMBF)Evaluatinglongtermeffectsofdepositionregimeandclimatechangeonforestsystems,transferintoplanningpractice/publicity.

C-Sequestration (BMBF)EstimationandregionalizationoftheC-sequestrationpotentialofforestsoilsinGermany.

MORE (FP 6)ImprovementofDatatransferfromremotemonitoringplotstovarioususergroupsbyheterogeneousembeddedsystems.

Regeneration in Continuous Cover ForestsThemaingoalofthisprojectistodevelopamodeltoforecastregenerationincontinuouscoverforestsofbeechandspruce.

Continuous Cover Forest and Continuous Cover ForestryToidentifyordevelopmethodsofContinuouscoverforestryinSwedenandtocalculatetheeconomicalandenvironmentalconsequencesofContinuouscoverforestryinSweden.

Sustainable Forestry in Hardwood ForestsTheobjectiveofthisprojectistoincreasetheknowledgeinhardwoodmanagement,throughbasicandappliedapproaches.

Conversion of Norway Spruce Forests into Mixed Broadleaved Forests: Shelterwood Trees of Norway Spruce in Southern Sweden

Competitioneffectsonunder-plantedbroadleavedtreeseedlingsfromshelterwoodtreesofNorwayspruceinsouthernSweden.

Incorporating Forest Management Within Bio-Geochemical-Mechanistic Forest Models

Largescalemechanisticecosystemmodelsandlasedonplantfunctionalorspeciestypes.Ourpurposeistoa)Includehistoricaswellascurrentdensityrelatedforestoptionsandb)speciesandstructuralinteractionsastheymayaffectthecarbon,nitrogenandwatercycleswithinforestecosystems

EVENTS

ConForest Working Session 58–10October2006,Evora,Portugal

Conforest Working Session 424May2006,Freiburgi.Breisgau,Germany

Plantation or Conversion – The Debate!21–23May2006,Freiburgi.Breisgau,Germany

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PUBLICATIONS

Pommerening,A.TransformationtoContinuousCoverForestryinaChangingEnvironment.

Slodicak,M.andNovak,J.SilviculturalMeasurestoIncreasetheMechanicalStabilityofPureSecondaryNorwaySpruceStandsBeforeConversion.

Pommerening,A.EvaluatingStructuralIndicesbyReversingForestStructuralAnalysis.

Sterba,H.andLedermann,T.InventoryandModellingforForestsinTransitionfromEven-AgedtoUneven-Aged.

Mederski,P.AComparisonofHarvestingProductivityandCostsinThinningOperationswithandwithoutMid-field.

Price,M.andPrice,C.CreamingtheBest,orCreativelyTransforming?MightFellingtheBiggestTreesFirstbeaWin-WinStrategy?

Weis,W.,Rotter,V.andGöttlein,A.WaterandElementFluxesDuringtheRegenerationofNorwaySprucewithEuropeanBeech:EffectsofShelterwood-CutandClear-Cut.

Dedrick,S.andSpiecker,H.DiscussionPaperofthePro-ceedingsfromtheJointIEFC/ConForestConference.

Sterba,H.andPommerening,A.StructuralIndicesforAs-sessmentinPermanentForestInventories.

Pommerening,A.,Tscheschel,A.andStoyan,D.Recon-structingWoodlandsFromInventoriesUsingCircularSamplePlots.

Sterba,H.andPommerening,A.WithinandBetweenStandCorrelationofDifferentStructuralIndices.

NiDhubhain,A.,O’Hara,K.ReviewArticleontheCorrela-tionbetweenSpatialIndicesandOtherVariables(e.g.Increment,Regeneration,HabitatQuality).

Spiecker,H,andPommerening,A.ThePotentialofDerivingMoreMeaningfulDescriptorsofSpatialStructurefromLaserScanData.

Lindner,M.CarbonBalancesofConversionForestryandPlantationForests.

Stoyan,D.andPommerening,A.AreEdge-CorrectionsRe-allyNecessaryfortheEstimationofIndicesQuantifyingSpatialForestStructure?

Sterba,H.,Spiecker,H.andPommerening,A.Identifica-tionofanOptimalSamplingDesignforSelectedWellPerformingSpatialDescriptorsandtheirSurrogatesinOngoingConversions.

Dedrick,S.TheEffectsofLightandClimateontheGrowthofNaturalRegenerationUnderConversion.

CombinedfromwithinConForest.“Specialedition”journal–between10and15papersareexpectedforthispubli-cation,withabstractsandauthorsbeingcurrentlycol-lated.

FUNDING

Main sourcesAsofyet,ConForesthasnofunding.

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Copenhagen, Denmarkwww.sl.life.ku.dk/euforic

CONTACTPERSON

JasperSchipperijn,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

JasperSchipperijnRolandGustavssonFabioSalbitanoThomasRandrupAndersBusseNielsen

PROjECTS

International urban forestry advisor to the Food & Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

Nordic Master programme Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Nordic virtual centre of advanced research on forestry serving urbanised societies (“CARe-FOR-US”)

EVENTS

9th EUFORIC/IUFRO European Forum on Urban ForestryMay22–27,2006,Firenze,Italy

ASEM 2nd Symposium on Urban Forestry, COST E39 2nd Research Conference

June28–30,2006,Copenhagen,Denmark

EUFORIC

PUBLICATIONS

Nillson,K.andNielsen,A.B.(eds.)UrbanForestryforHumanHealthandWellbeing.Abstractbook.Forest&LandscapeDenmark.

Ferrini,F.,Salbitano,F.andSanesi,G.(eds.)UrbanFor-estry:BridgingCultures,Disciplines,OldAttitudes&NewDemands.Abstractbook.ItalianAcademyofForestSciences.

Konijnendijk,C.(ed.)ReviewofUrbanForestryResearchandResearchNeedsintheNordicandBalticCountries.Report.Forest&LandscapeDenmark.

Åkerlund,U.,Knuth,L.,Randrup,T.B.andSchipperijn,J.UrbanandPeri-UrbanForestryandGreeninginWestandCentralAsia–Experiences,ConstraintsandProspects.LSPWorkingPaper36,FAO.

FUNDING

Main sourcesTheCARe-FOR-USthroughtheNordicForestResearch

Co-operationCommittee(SNS)Nova-Universitynetwork:CopenhagenUniversityandthe

SwedishUniversityofAgriculturalSciencesFAO(EUFORIC’sadvisoryroletoFAO)

Annualbudgetof2006:approx.100,000€

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Vienna, Austriawww.boku.ac.at/innoforce/

CONTACTPERSON

EwaldRametsteiner,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

EwaldRametsteinerGerhardWeissEvaNussbaumer

PROjECTS

COST Action E51: Integrating Innovation and Development Policies for the Forest Sector

Socrates Intensive Course INNO-FOREST

FOPER (Forest Policy and Economics Education and Research in Western Balkan)

Alpannonia (AT)

FORTIS II (IT)

EVENTS

4th EFI PC INNOFORCE Meeting11–12January2006,Viterbo,Italy

International Seminar Policies fostering Innovation and Investment in Support of Rural Development

27–29March2006,Zvolen,Slovakia(FI/SK) Savonia Polytechnic in co-operation with 18 partners: IP course INNO-FOREST 2006

4–15September20065th EFI PC INNOFORCE Meeting

11October2006,Vienna,AustriaCOST Action E51 – 1st Joint WG and MC Meeting

12–14October2006,Grosspetersdorf,Austria

INNOFORCE

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed articles in journals:Printedversionofthe“JournalofForestPolicyandEconom-

ics”,SpecialIssue8(7):(guesteditor:Rametsteiner,E.)withthefollowingcontributions:

Rametsteiner,E.,Hansen,E.andNiskanen,A.IntroductiontotheSpecialIssueonInnovationandEntrepreneurshipintheForestSector,8(7):669–673.

Lunnan,A.,Nybakk,E.andVennesland,B.EntrepreneurialAttitudesandProbabilityforStart-Ups–AnInvestigationofNorwegianNon-IndustrialPrivateForestOwners.8(7):683–690.

Rametsteiner,E.andWeiss,G.InnovationandInnovationPolicyinForestry:LinkinginnovationProcesswithSys-temsModels,8(7):691–703.

Kubeczko,K.,Rametsteiner,E.andWeiss,G.TheRoleofSectoralandRegionalInnovationSystemsinCentralEuropeanForestry,8(7):704–715.

Salka,J.,Longauer,R.andLacko,M.TheEffectsofPropertyTransformationonEntrepreneurshipandInnovationinSlovakia,8(7):716–724.

Other peer-reviewed articles:Rametsteiner,E.andWeiss,G.(2006):AssessingPolicies

fromaSystemsPerspective—ExperienceswithAppliedInnovationSystemsAnalysisandImplicationsforPolicyEvaluation,in:ForestPolicyandEconomics8:564–576

Hansen,E.,Korhonen,S.,Rametsteiner,E.andShook,S.CurrentStateofKnowledge:InnovationResearchintheGlobalForestSector,JournalofForestProductsBusinessResearch3.

Wild-Eck,S.,Zimmermann,W.,etal.ExtensionforPrivateForestOwners:InsightsfromaRepresentativeOpinionPollinSwitzerland.Small-scaleForestEconomics,Man-agementandPolicy5(2):161–174.

Other publications (e.g. conference papers)Rametsteiner,E.andBauer,A.Forest-RelatedInnovation

andInvestmentPoliciesandRuralDevelopmentStrate-gies–KeyIssuesintheProceedingsofInternationalSeminar“PoliciesFosteringInnovationandInvestmentinSupportofRuralDevelopment”,27–29March2006,Zvolen,Slovakia.

Niskanen,A.,Slee,B.,Ollonqvist,P.,Pettenella,D.,Bou-riaud,L.andRametsteiner,E.EntrepreneurshipintheForestSectorinEurope,FinalScientificReport,COSTActionE30,142p.Inprint.

Weiss,G.,Martin,S.,Matilainen,A.,Vennesland,B.,Nas-tase,C.,Nybakk,EandBouriaud,L.InnovationProcessesinForestRelatedRecreationServices,intheProceedingsoftheCOSTActionE30Viterbomeeting.

Nastase,C.DurableDevelopmentandDurableTourism,andEco-TourismintheNationalParkPiatraCraiului,Com-merceReview,7/2006,www.tribunaeconomica.ro/

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Bouriaud,L.OwnershipandPropertyRights–FactorsRelevantforInnovationandEnterpriseDevelopmentinSmall-ScaleForestry.InNiskanen,A.(ed.)IssuesAffect-ingEnterpriseDevelopmentintheForestSectorinEu-rope.UniversityofJoensuu,FacultyofForestry,ResearchNotes169.Pp.58–70

CarvalhoMendes,A.,Størdal,S.,Adamczyk,W.,Bancu,D.,Bouriaud,L.,Feliciano,D.,Gallagher,R.,Kajanus,M.,Mészáros,K.,Schraml,U.andVenzi,L.ForestOwners’OrganisationsAcrossEurope:SimilaritiesandDiffer-ences.InNiskanen,A.(ed.)IssuesAffectingEnterpriseDevelopmentintheForestSectorinEurope.UniversityofJoensuu,FacultyofForestry,ResearchNotes169.Pp.84–104

Sarvašová,Z.andSvitok,R.BusinessSphereinSlovakianForestry.PrivateForestryContractorsinCentralEuropeanCountries,WorkshopProceedings,FriCenterofExcel-lencePROFOREST,Warsaw.Pp87–96.

Hapenciuc,V.andNastase,C.(eds.)TourismattheBegin-ningofthe3rdMillennium,ChallengesandTendencies,EdituraSEDCOMLIBRISIasi,483p.

Nastase,C.andChasovschi,C.E.EconomicDevelopment-PoliciesandPoliticalFrameworksforTechnologicalDe-velopments.TheInternationalEconomicConference:Identity,GlobalizationandUniversalityinEasternandCentralEuropeanEconomicAreaA–EvolutionsandInvolutionsintheModernandContemporaryPeriod,Experiences,LecturePresentation,Sibiu,May2006

Nastase,C.ManagerialStrategies,InnovationsandCom-petitivenessBasedEntrepreneurship,TheInternationalConferenceonCommerce,FacultyofCommerce,Acad-emyofEconomicStudiesBucharest,Romania.

Nastase,C.TheInnovationBasedCompetitivenessofRo-manianEconomyintheFrameworkofEuropeanUnion,BusinessExcellence,EdituraASE.Bucharest,Romania,248p.

Articles in practioners’ journals:Weiss,G.DieMoralvonderG’schicht’.Abschlussartikel,

in:Forstzeitung03/2006:45.Martin,S.andWeiss,G.(2006):DerWaldverleihtFlügel,

in:Forstzeitung02/2006:45.Vennesland,B.andWeiss,G.WasKoboldewertsind,in:

Forstzeitung01/2006:45.Weiss,G,andBach,C.KanndieHolznutzungimKleinwald

gesteigertwerden?In:Forstzeitung10/2006.Battistel,G.A.andRegni,M.:Pfnleprovediinnovazi-

oneperilcompartoforestaleIn:AlberieTerritorio4–5/2006:12–17(it).

Battistel,G.A.:Pfnl:unamontagnadiqualitàchetutelaorigineetradizioneIn:AlberieTerritorio4–5/2006:18–24(it).

Battistel,G.A.,Pietrogiovanna,M.:Mugolio:l’essenzadellosviluppointegratoinValSarentinoIn:AlberieTerritorio4–5/2006:30–33(it).

FUNDING

Main sourcesEFI(FOPER)COSTE51BMLFUW(Austria)AlPannonia(Austria)

Annualbudgetof2006:415,000€

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Solsona, Spainwww.medforex.net/

CONTACTPERSON

MarcPalahí,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

MarcPalahíPereRieraMercedesRoisRobertMavsarIrinaProkofievaJoseRamónGonzálezMarekGiergicznyCristinaTousNadineRibert

PROjECTS

COST E45 European Forest Externalities (EUROFOREX)TheaimoftheActionistowriteafullbest-practiceresearchguideforeachofthemainvaluationmethods:Hedonicpricing,Travelcost,ContingentvaluationandChoicemodelling.TheActionalsoaimsatwritingaprotocolforbenefittransferpracticesandtodisseminatetheresultstoend-users.

EFORWOOD Sustainability Impact Assessment of the Forestry-Wood Chain

Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopaquantitativedeci-sionsupporttoolforSustainabilityImpactAssessmentoftheEuropeanForestry-WoodChain(FWC)andsubsetsthereof(e.g.regional),coveringforestry, industrialmanufacturing,consumptionandrecycling

MEDFOREM Innovative and Integrated Approaches, Methods and Tools for Mediterranean Forest Ecosystem Management

TheaimoftheprojectistoupdatetheknowledgeofUni-versityteachingstafffromSyria,LebanonandTunisiaonMediterraneanforestmanagementandeconomics.TheprojectalsoaimsatprovidingnewteachingmaterialonMediterraneanforestrytothepartnersfromthethirdcountries.

FIRE PARADOX An Innovative Approach of Integrated Wildland Fire Management Regulating the Wildfire Problem by the Wise Use of Fire: Solving the Fire Paradox (FIRE PARADOX)

Theaimsoftheprojectaretoestimatetheimportanceandvalueofdifferentimpactsofforestfires,byusingmarketandnon-marketinformation,toidentifythe

MEDFOREX

perceptionofthegeneralpubliconforestfiresrelatedissues,andtoevaluatetheimpactsofwildfiresanddifferentfiremanagementmeasures,accountingforenvironmental,socialandeconomicaspects.

Implementing Individual Tree Growth Models for Optimising the Management of Pinus Silvestris, Pinus Nigra and Pinus Halepensis Forests in Catalonia (Spanish project)

Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopsuitablesimula-tionmodelsforoptimisingforeststandmanagement,andtodemonstratetheuseofsimulation-optimizationtechniquesforsolvingtypicalMediterraneanforestmanagementproblems.

Valuation of Mediterranean Forest ExternalitiesTheaimoftheprojectistoapplythechoiceexperimentmethodtovaluecertainforestexternalities(recreationalfunction,carbonstorage,erosionprotectionetc.)fordifferentMediterraneanforesttypes.

Integrating the Risk of Forest Fires into Forest Management Planning

Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopnewriskassessmentmodelstointegrateforestfiresissuesintothedecisionmakingprocessofforestmanagementplanningandalsotodevelopandapplymulti-objectiveoptimizationtechniquesforsolvingfireriskmanagementproblems.

Cooperation for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Mediterranean Forests (Spanish project)

TheaimoftheprojectistoimprovenetworkinganddisseminationofthelatestscientificresultsonforestmanagementandeconomicsintheMediterraneanregion.

New Research Needs and Scientific Tools for Mediterranean Multifunctional Forest Ecosystem Management (Spanish project)

Theaimoftheprojectistoorganiseaseminartodis-cussandpresentthelatestscientifictoolsandresultsonmultifunctionalMediterraneanforestecosystemmanagement.Fundingforpublishingtheproceedingsoftheseminarisalsoallocated.

PhDs

González,J.R..IntegratingtheRiskofFireintoForestMan-agementinSpain.FacultyofForestry,UniversityofJoen-suu.Finland.February2006.MagnaCumLaude.

Mavsar,R.TheEconomicEvaluationofMediterraneanForestExternalitiesintheIberianPeninsula.(Ongoing).

Rois,M.AssessmentoftheUseasFertilizerofDifferentSewageSludgeDosesAppliedonDifferentDatesonPinusRadiataSilvopastoralSystemsinGalicia.(Ongoing).

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EVENTS

1st MEDFOREM Advanced Course Innovative and Integrated Approaches, Methods and Tools for Mediterranean Forest Ecosystem Management

22May–13June2006,Solsona,Spain

MEDFOREX Annual Meeting and Scientific Seminar “New Research Needs and Scientific Tools for Mediterranean Multifunctional Forest Ecosystem Management”

27–28November2006,Solsona,Spain

Signing of MoU between CTFC-MEDFOREX and FAOTheaimoftheMoUistostrengthenthecooperationbetweenMEDFOREXandtheSilvaMediterraneancom-mitteeofFAO.November2006

PUBLICATIONS

González,J.R.IntegratingFireRiskintoForestPlanning.TheFinnishSocietyofForestScience,DissertacionesForestales23

González,J.R.,Palahí,M.,Trasobares,A.andPukkala,T.AFireProbabilityModelforForestStandsinCatalonia(North-EastSpain).AnnalsofForestScience63:169–176

Mogas,J.,Riera,P.andBennet,J.AComparisonofContin-gentValuationandChoiceModellingwithSecondOrderInteractions.JournalofForestEconomics,12(1):5–30

Palahí,M.,González,J.R.,Pukkala,T.andTrasobares,A.Modelitzaciódelriscd´incendisperalagestióforestalaCatalunya.Selvicultura51:2–5

Palahí,M.,Pukkala,T.,Trasobares,A.CalibratingPredictedTreeDiameterDistributionsinCatalonia(Spain).SilvaFennica40(3):487–500

Palahí,M.,Pukkala,T.andTrasobares,A.ModellingtheDiameterDistributionofPinusSylvesris,PinusNigraandPinusHalepensisForestStandsinCataloniaUsingtheTruncatedWeibullFunction.Forestry79(5):553–562

Riera,P.,Mavsar,R.andGarcia,D.TheEffectsofIllegalLoggingontheForestWoodChain.AGraphicalExercise.PresentedattheconferenceonresearchprioritiesarisingfromtheENA-FLEGMinisterialConferenceProgrammeandtheEU-FLEGT-ActionPlan–ScienceCcontributingtoCombatIllegalLoggingandIllegalTradeinForestProducts,SaintPetersburg,Russia,2–3February2006.

FUNDING

Main sourcesEuropeanCommissionMinistryofEnvironmentofSpainMinistryofEducationandScienceofSpainCatalanGovernment


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Lisbon, Portugalwww.phoenix-efi.org

CONTACTPERSON

FranciscoMoreira,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

FranciscoMoreiraMargaritaArianoutsouPauloFernandesStefanoMazzoleniEricRigolotRamonVallejo

PROjECTS

Post-Fire Restoration

Phoenix – Forest Conversion in Burned Areas

Resistance of Tree Species to Fire and Cumulative Effects of Herbivory

Erosfire – A model-Based, Decision-Support Tool for Soil Erosion Hazard Assessment Following Forest Wildfires

FIRE PARADOX: An Innovative Approach of Integrated Wildland Fire Management Regulating the Wildfire Problem by the Wise Use of Fire: Solving the Fire Paradox

Reproduction of Pinus Halepensis Mill. after Large Fires: Influence of Several Silviculture Treatments in the Reproductive Dynamics and in the Forest Biodiversity

SUBERNOVA Cork Oak Forest Renovation in Extremadura and Alentejo

SINREG – Regenerative Syndromes and Functional Properties of Mediterranean Plant Communities in Relation to Fire Regime

Biodiversity Conservation and Post-Fire Rehabilitation of Forest Ecosystems in Southern Italy Regions – National Operative Program ATAS-QCS 2000/2006

PYTHAGORAS I: Post Fire Spatial Regeneration of Aleppo Pine Forests

RECOFORME Project “Structuring Networks and Cooperative Action Concerned with Mediterranean Forests”

PHOENIX

EUFIRELAB Project “Euro-Mediterranean Wildland Fire Laboratory, a “Wall-Less “ Laboratory for Wildland Fire Sciences and Technologies in the Euro-Mediterranean Region” EVR1-CT-2002-40028

DINDIS: Dynamics of Bird Distribution in Mediterranean Mosaic Landscapes Affected by Large Forest Fires.

ALARM: Assessing Large-Scale Environmental Risks for Biodiversity with Tested Methods GOCE-CT-2003-506675

PERSIST: Mecanismos de persistencia tras incendio en plantas mediterráneas: consecuencias ecológicas y evolutivas [Post-fire persistence mechanisms in mediterranean plants: ecological and evolutionary consequences]

GLOBIMED: Red para el seguimiento del cambio global y la Biodiversidad en ecosistemas forestales mediterráneos [Network for monitoring global change and biodiversity in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems]

SECCIA: Simulation of the Effects of Climate Change on a Cistus-Erica Shrubland Affected by Fire

EVENTS

Seminar on post-fire assessment, monitoring and management, with special emphasis on economical evaluation of fire damages

18May2006,Firenze,Italy

Seminar “Fire Ecology: from Forest Fires to Prescribed Fires”

25–26May2006,Mafra,Portugal

Scientific field base for fire monitoring and analysis, FIRE PARADOX project

10–24July2006,Tivissa,Spain

International Seminar “The Vitality of Cork and Holm Oak Stands. Current Situation, State of Knowledge and Actions to Take”

25–26October2006,Évora,Portugal

Advanced course on post-fire management7–12November2006,Lisbon,Portugal

Course on cork oak forest restoration for technicians20–24November,Mérida,Spain

Five training courses on prescribed burning (Evaluation of prescribed burning plans and operational certification)

Portugal,involvingmorethan80technicians.

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PUBLICATIONS

Malaak,D.A.andPausas,J.G.FireRegimeandPost-FireNDVIRegenerationintheEasternIberianPeninsula(MediterraneanBasin).Int.J.WildlandFire15(3):407–413

Alloza,J.A.andVallejo,R.RestorationofBurnedAreasinForestManagementPlans.In:DesertificationintheMediterraneanRegion.ASecurityIssue.Springer.NATOPublicDiplomacyDivision.Pp.475–488

Anderson,W.,Pastor,E.,Butler,B.,Catchpole,E.,Dupuy,J.L.,Fernandes,P.,Guijarro,M.,Mendes-Lopes,J.M.andVentura,J.EvaluatingModelstoEstimateFlameCharac-teristicsforFree-BurningFiresUsingLaboratoryandFieldData.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Catry,F.,Rego,F.C.,Bugalho,M.,Lopes,T.,Silva,J.S.andMoreira,F.EffectsofFireonTreeSurvivalandRegenera-tioninaMediterraneanEcosystem.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Chandioux,C.,Jappiot,M.,Lampin,C.,Curt,T.andBorg-niet,L.TowardsFuelModelsinCalcareousSouthernFrance.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Chirici,G.andCorona,P.Utilizzodiimmaginisatellitariadaltarisoluzionenelrilevamentodellerisorseforestali.AracneEditrice,Roma.186p.

Chirici,G.,Marchetti,M.,Mattioli,W.,Ottaviano,M.,Lam-onaca,A.andCorona,P.Confrontodiapproccicorrelativiperilmonitoraggiosatellitaredelrecuperopost-incendiodellavegetazioneforestale.Atti,10aConferenzaASITA,Bolzano.VolumeI,p.685–690

Fernandes,P.,Luza,A.,Loureiro,C.,Godinho-Ferreira,P.andBotelho,H.FuelModellingandFireHazardAssess-mentBasedonDatafromthePortugueseNationalForestInventory.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Fernandes,P.M.Silviculturapreventivaegestãodecom-bustíveis:opçõeseoptimização.Parte4–Prevenção,combateerecuperaçãodeáreasardidas,Cap.12InIn-cêndiosFlorestaisemPortugal:Caracterização,ImpactesePrevenção.Pereira,J.S.,Pereira,J.M.C.,Rego,F.,Silva,J.andSilva,T.(eds.).ISAPress,Lisboa.Pp.327–354

Ferreira,A.J.D,Castanheira,E.G.,Esteves,T.C.J.,Carrei-ras,M.,Silva,J.J.,Ramos,L.,Silva,R.T.,Oliveira,A.,Pinto,L.M.andFidalgo,B.AStrategyofFirePreventionandSuppressioninaOrganizationLocatedintheFor-est/UrbanInterface.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Godinho-Ferreira,P.,Azevedo,A.,Vaz,P.andRego,F.Composition,ConfigurationandVerticalStructureofPortugueseForests:ImplicationsinWildfireProbability.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Jappiot,M.,Lampin,C.,Curt,T.,Borgniet,L.,Chandioux,O.,Tatoni,T.,Dumas,E.,Alexandrian,D.,D’Avezac,H.,Valette,J.C.andMoro,C.FireRiskIgnition:TheInte-gratedModel“AIOLI”.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Kazanis,D.,Xanthopoulos,G,andArianoutsouM.Long-TermPost-FireEvolutionofUnderstoreyBiomassinPinusHalepensisMill.ForestsofCentralGreece.In:Vi-egas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Keizer,J.J.,Malvar,M.,Nunes,J.,Silva,J.,Coelho,C.,Prats,S.,Ferreira,R.,Houmann,M.,Lagewaard,M.,Ferreira,A.J.D.,Lucena,J.,PereiraV.,CondessodeMelo,T.,Afon-so,P.,Stolte,J.andJetten,V.TheRoleofLandManage-mentPracticesinSoilErosionHazardinEucalyptStandsinNorth-CentralPortugalFollowingForestWildfires.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Lampin,C.Jappiot,M.Long,M.Mansuy,N.andBorgniet,L.WUIandRoadNetworks/VegetationInterfacesChar-acterizingandMappingforForestFireRiskAssessment.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Lampin,C.,Jappiot,M.,Morge,D.andVennetierM.Statis-ticalandSpatialAnalysisofForestFireIgnitionPoints:AStudyCaseinSouthofFrance.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

López-Serrano,F.,delasHeras,J.,González-Ochoa,A.I.,García-Morote,F.A.,Landete,T.,Andrés,M.,Moya,D.andDelCerro,A.QuercusIlexL.andPinusHalepensisMill.PostFireForestStandsImproveGrowthAfterThinningTreatmentsasaConsequenceofaBetterAvailabilityofN.InBurke,A.R.(ed.)“NewDevelopmentsinEcologyResearch”,NovaSciencePublisher,Inc.NewYork,USA.99–139

Loureiro,C.,Fernandes,P.,Botelho,H.andMateus,P.ASimulation-BasedTestofalandscapeFuelManagementProjectintheMarãoRangeofNorthernPortugal.In:Vi-egas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Lovreglio,R.,Leone,V.,Giaquinto,P.andNotarnicola,A.NewToolsfortheAnalysisofFireCausesandtheirMo-tivations:theDelphiTechnique.In:Viegas,D.X(ed.),Proceedingsofthe5thInternationalConferenceonForestFireResearch,ADAI/CEIF,UniversityofCoimbra.

Luna,B.,Pérez,B.,Cruz,A.,Fernández-González,F.andMoreno,J.M.FireHomogenizesPlantSpeciesTraitsCom-positionamongTwoTypesofBurnedPineWoodlandsinCentralSpain.In:Viegas,D.X(ed.),Proceedingsofthe5thInternationalConferenceonForestFireResearch,ADAI/CEIF,UniversityofCoimbra.

Moreira,F.andRusso,D.WildfireandVertebrateBiodiver-sityintheMediterraneanRegion:IsFireGoodorBad?In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

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Moreira,F.,Arianoutsou,M.,Fernandes,P.,Mazzoleni,S.,Rigolot,E.andVallejo,R.WhattoDoAfterFire?TheCon-tributionofthePhoenixProjectCentretoPost-FireMan-agement.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Palheiro,P.,Fernandes,P.andCruz,M.AFireBehav-iour-BasedFireDangerClassificationforMaritimePineStands:ComparisonofTwoApproaches.InProc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,D.X.Viegas(ed.).ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Paula,S.andPausas,J.G.LeafTraitsandResproutingAbil-ityintheMediterraneanBasin.FunctionalEcology20:941–947

Paula,S.,Cervelló,C.P.,andPausas,J.G.FireasaGermina-tionCue:AReviewfortheMediterraneanBasin.In:Vi-egas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Pausas,J.G.SimulatingMediterraneanLandscapePatternandVegetationDynamicsUnderDifferentFireRegimes.PlantEcology187:249–259

PausasJ.G.,Keeley,J.E.andVerdú,M.InferringDifferen-tialEvolutionaryProcessesofPlantPersistenceTraitsinNorthernHemisphereMediterraneanFire-ProneEcosys-tems.JournalofEcology94:31–39.

Pausas,J.G.andRamos,J.I.LandscapeAnalysisandSimula-tionShell(LASS).EnvironmentalModellingandSoftware21(5):629–639

Rego,F.andCatry,F.ModellingtheEffectsofDistanceontheProbabilityofFireDetectionfromLookouts.Int.J.WildlandFire,15:197–202

Reyes,O.andCasal,M.CanSmokeAffecttheGerminationofPinusSylvestris,P.Nigra,P.UncinataandP.Pinaster?In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Rivas,M.,Reyes,O.andCasal,M.DoHighTempera-turesandSmokeModifytheGerminationResponseofGramineaeSpecies?In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Silva,J.S.andCatry,F.X.ForestFiresinCorkOak(QuercusSuberL.)StandsinPortugal.InternationalJournalofEnvironmentalStudies63(3):235–257

SilvaJ.S.,RegoF.C.andMazzoleniS.SoilWaterDynam-icsAfterFireinaPortugueseShrubland.InternationalJournalofWildlandFire15(1)99–111

Torres,I.,Pérez,B.,Fernández-González,F.andMoreno,J.M.SpatialStructureofanEarlyPostfireShrublandCom-munityandChangeswithTimeandScale.In:Viegas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,El-sevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Vallejo,R.andAlloza,J.A.ReabilitaçãodeáreasardidasnaBaciaMediterrânica.En:IncêndiosflorestaisemPortugal.Caracterizaçao,impacteseprevençao.In:Santos,J.,Car-doso,J.M.,Castro,F.,Neves,J.M.,andPereira,T.,(eds.).Lisboa:InstitutoSuperiordeAgronomia.Pp.445–465

Vallejo,R.,Aronson,J.,Pausas,J.G.andCortina,J.Medi-terraneanWoodlands.In:vanAndel,J.andAronson,J.(eds.).RestorationEcology:TheNewFrontier.BlackwellScience.Oxford,UK.Pp.193–207

Vega,J.A.,Fernandes,P.,Cuiñas,P.,Fontúrbel,M.TandLoureiro,C.FireSpreadAnalysisofEarlySummerFieldExperimentsinShrublandFuelTypesofNorthwesternIberia.In:Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,D.X.Viegas(ed.).ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

Viedma,O.,Riero,I.andMoreno,J.M.InteractionsBe-tweenLandUse/LandCoverChanges,ForestFiresandLandscapeStructureinSierradeGredos(CentralSpain).EnvironmentalConservation33(3):1–11

Viedma,O.,Rieiro,I.andMoreno,J.M.EstimatingtheRoleofEnvironmentalFactorsandFireontheSpatio-TemporalDynamicofaForestedLandscapeinCentralSpain.In:Vi-egas,D.X.(ed.),Proc.5thInt.Conf.ForestFireResearch,ElsevierB.V.,Amsterdam.CD-ROM.

FUNDING

Main sourcesRecuperaçãodeáreasardidas-project,fundedbyFundo

FlorestalPermanente,MinistryofAgriculture.

Annualbudgetof2006:approx.40,000€

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St. Petersburg, Russiaftacademy.ru/science/international/proces/

CONTACTPERSON

OlgaShaytarova,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

OlgaShaytarovaAlexanderAlekseevVictorEvdokimovAlexanderLioubimovMikhailGuryanovAlexanderNikiforov

PROjECTS

Risk Assessment in Forest Scenario Modelling

EVENTS

International Seminar: Research priorities arising from the ENA-FLEG Ministerial Conference Program and the EU-FLEGT-Action Plan – Science contributing to combat illegal logging and illegal trade in forest products

2–3February,2006

International conference: Education and Development of the Forestry Sector in North-West Russia

22–23May,2006

International workshop: Conservation and sustainable management of boreal forests: a Canadian-Russian perspective

29–31May,2006

Forest Stewardship Council Board Meeting 27–28June,2006

Visit of Finnish Forest Owners’ Union representatives27–28July,2006

Annual PROCES meeting29November,2006

International conference Modern problems of sustainable forest management, inventory and monitoring of forests

29–30November,2006

PROCES

PUBLICATIONS

EducationandDevelopmentoftheForestrySectorinNorth-WestRussia.ProceedingsoftheInternationalConferenceEducationandDevelopmentoftheForestrySectorinNorth-WestRussia,St.Petersburg,22–23May2006.112p.

ProgramandAbstractsoftheInternationalWorkshop“Con-servationandSustainableManagementofBorealForests:aCanadian-RussianPerspective”,St.Petersburg,29–30November2006.119p.

ModernProblemsofSustainableForestManagement,In-ventoryandMonitoringofForests.ProceedingsoftheInternationalConferenceorganisedin,St.Petersburg,29–30November2006.401p.

FUNDING

Main sourcesMinistryofEducationandScienceofRFMinistryofNaturalResourcesofRFSaint-PetersburgStateForestTechnicalAcademy


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IEFC

Bordeaux, Francewww.iefc.net

CONTACTPERSON

ChristopheOrazio,[email protected]

PROjECTCENTRESTAFF

ChristopheOrazioInazioMartinezJean-MichelCarnusAugustinMerinoChristianPinaudeauAmericoMendesMargaridaToméYvesLesgourguesJulioDiezFernandoPuertasTricas

PROjECTS

The FORSEE projectAnetworkofapilotzonetotestandimprovecostefficientcriteriaandindicatorsforsustainableforestmanagement.Manyregionalreportsareavailableatwww.iefc.net\index.php?affiche_page=projet_FORSEE

REPSECOTheobjectiveofthisprojectistheDevelopmentofanenvironmentallyfriendlymethodtopreventbarkbeetleattacksonpinelogs.ItisacollaborationresearchprojectbetweenEuskadi,NEIKERVitoria-Aquitaine,INRABor-deaux;thecoordinationisdonebytheIEFC.Thestatusoftheprojectandthefirstresultswerecommentedon.

Formation et société (summer school) AprojectbetweentheUniversityoftheBaskcountryandENITAofBordeaux.ThetwoschoolswillstudytheresultsofthestudiesdoneincooperationwiththeBasquecountryforoneweek.ItisforMasterstudentsandwillendinthespringof2007.

Sustainable FOReSt management : a nEtwork of pilot zonEs for operational implementation

TheaimsoftheprojectaretobuildnetworksofpilotzonesandexpertsonCriteriaandindicatorsforSFM.Theprojectaimsalsototestrelevance,costandfeasibil-ityofsomemonitoringmethodsforalltheindicatorsofSFMandimprovescientificknowledgeinfavourofmonitoringoftheLisboncriteriathankstoregionalspecificstudies.Additionally,itisnecessarytoexplainanddemonstratetheinterestofindicatorstoforestown-ers,managers,andotherregionalinstitutionsthroughregionaleventsandtoprovideandinventoryforthemonitoringtoolsavailableattheregionallevel

EVENTS

IEFC general meeting 13March2006,CRPFAquitaine,Bordeaux,France

Prévention des feux de forêt – Synergie des démarches prévision, prévention, limitation

6–7April2006,Bordeaux.France

International seminar of National Forest Inventories – COST Action E43 – Harmonisation of National Forest Inventories in Europe: Techniques for Common Reporting

11–13May2006,Bordeaux.France

Meeting of EFI Project Centres ConForest and IEFC22–23May2006,Freiburg,Germany

International congress of cultivated forest - Forum on environmental services and goods of plantation forests

3October2006,Bilbao.Spain

International conference on Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

December11–12,Porto,Portugal

FUNDING


EuropeanForestInstitute

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80100Joensuu

FINLAND

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Fax:+358107734377

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